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The Prado Museum is considered as one of the most important art galleries in the world.
It has the major Spanish painting collection from the XI and XII Centuries, and most of the greatest painters´ masterpieces such as Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Tiziano, El Bosco, Rubens.
In total there are approximately more than 9,000 works of art, mainly paintings, and only 1,500 of these paintings are exposed to the public.
Tuesday to Sunday and Public Holidays: From 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
24 and 31 December and 6 January: From 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The museum is closed: 1 January, Saint Friday, 1 May and 25 December.
General entrance ticket: 6 €.
Reduced price entry: 3 €.
Free entry: People over 65 years old, Retired people, Children under 18 years old, Citizens of the EU who are officially unemployed, EU students under 25 years old, Members of the Foundation of Friends of the Prado Museum and Cultural and educational volunteers.